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HB 1308 Wire, electronic, or oral communications; civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure, etc.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Right to privacy in electronic communications; confidential relationship; civil action. Doubles the amount of liquidated damages that may be recovered against a person who intercepts, discloses, or uses wire, electronic, or oral communications in violation of Virginia's wiretapping law if such communications are between (i) a husband and wife; (ii) an attorney and client; (iii) a licensed practitioner of the healing arts and patient; (iv) a licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, or licensed marriage and family therapist and client; or (v) a clergy member and person seeking spiritual counsel or advice. The bill increases the allowable liquidated damages from $400 a day for each day of violation or $4,000, whichever is higher, to $800 a day or $8,000, whichever is higher.

FULL TEXT

• 11/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100035D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104020D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1308ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100035D
• 11/07/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/21/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15104020D-H1
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time
• 02/02/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104020D-H1
• 02/02/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1308H1
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/17/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/15  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1308ER)
• 02/20/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
• 02/24/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/27/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 672 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)